you. the local race getting natural national attention. someone gets shot here and i am in the library. shots fired forcing kids to duck for cover. the search underway. the pain at the pump gets worse. the average price for a gallon of gas rising again overnight. we will break down what to expect to pay. this is today in the bay. pretty much everywhere. it is 5:00 on tuesday morning. thank you for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia.

>> and i'm marcus washington. let's look at that forecast. it will be a hot one today. it will start to heat up for some areas. comfortable near the coast and parts of the interbay. as we look at san jose as we start out with a clear sky this morning. not bad at all. a few more clouds in the mix as we go into the late morning and afternoon. we are staying mostly in the upper 70s. briefly hitting 80 degrees here. it will start to crank up the heat in fairfield when you compare that to 68 in san francisco and 81 in novato. some spots are really getting hot and getting even hotter for the end of the week. we will talk more about that, coming up in a few minutes. it is 5:01 now. the primary election is here. polls open in just about two hours. voters in seven cisco are deciding if the district attorney should stay or go. chesa boudin is facing a recall.

>> this speaks to whether his progressive policies are too lenient on crime as his opponents have contended. criminal justice reform does not just mean letting people out of custody. you don't have to choose between criminal justice reform and public safety. you can have both of the same time and he is not delivering that. >> they are not committed to a punishment only approach. they want services. they want support. >> reporter: a lot of folks are watching this race outside san francisco. we have seen some big op-ed

features in major newspapers across the country because they want to watch and see what chesa boudin's recall or getting to stay in office what that means for justice reform and voters will have their say in to 8:00 tonight. thank you. you may notice a startling difference as you search the ballot for your favorite candidate. it might not be who you expected. >> california has redrawn the voting maps. now you might have an entirely different member of congress. >> you didn't move but the lines around you moves. voting districts are redrawn every 10 years. this year, california gets one fewer member of congress. 52 instead of 53.

all of these lines have changed. remember, each congressional district is supposed have the same number of people in it. that is why san francisco apostrophes congressional district is so small. has a lot of people in it. that is nancy pelosi's district. an area with a less dense concentration of people like here in the south bay, those are bigger. the borders on many districts have moved, in some cases, by a lot. take a look at this in the south bay and into morgan hill. look how much more area they will pick up with the new 18th district. it is a cost of jimmy panetta, who loses a lot of area. some people who for years were represented by him will see the challengers on the primary instead. these are the new maps.'s also take a look at the peninsula. the old map, and on the new map, picking up all sorts of

territory. just a few examples. this is happening all over. if you vote, you might see different names on the ballot than you expect and for many of us, the matter who wins today in the general in november we will have a new congressperson, either a new person who moved into a district or one of her challengers. check your voter guide. there's a helpful website help you visualize this. it is at 538. going to add that to my facebook and twitter and then nbc bay area where you will find welcome information and videos from various candidates and. we are following the races on the ballot. there is a qr code on the left- hand of your screen. you can use your phone and that will lead you to decision 2022, which is the election page on

our website. we put all that information on the candidates and races. we will see the qr code again in just a moment's that you have a chance to get out your phone. it is 5:05 now. in developing story out of the south bay. a shooting inside a hillview library that left families inside scrambling for safety. happened at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. police say two suspects chased another inside and then shot them. no one else was hits but investigators say that there appears to be gang related because what the men were shouting beforehand. there were about 20 witnesses inside, most of them schoolchildren. >> i was scared. especially now that we have a lot of news regarding school shootings. i never thought that would happen to us. especially my kids. >> that is so scary especially around this time. >> the victims were taken to the hospital with non-life- threatening hit injuries. the police is looking for the suspects. no suspect description was

given. overnight, the national average jumped to $4.92. according to aaa, the average is over $6.00. gas buddy says that even though prices are rising, consumer demand has remained strong. >> avigan has been surprising, the prices have skyrocketed but it is a testament to the strength of the economy. we just have been going up. >> we will have much more on this story, including what is being done to help struggling americans. you can watch the full story on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. right after today in the bay. let's take a live look with

a beautiful shot here of redwood shores. week get a free view right here. we have a look at what you can expect weather wise today. >> for some parts of the inland area, everyone is going to have the extreme heat, but starting out right now. expect temperatures in the upper 50s at 8:00. we will see mix of sun and clouds at lunch town. we will feel the higher heat today. there are some spots that would stay mild. we will see the temperatures warming up for the inland area. it gets hotter by friday. we will have more on that forecast coming up in a few minutes. house looking right now for the morning commute?

unfortunately we have an alert on the peninsula. it is 101. you see the direction here on the map. reports of either a big rig or something from the big rig in the lane. chp says it might be 6:30 before they get it cleared. this crash occurred there earlier. it doesn't look like anything outside the normal, but they call it still active. it is 5:09 now. ahead on today in the bay at 5:25, we will see about the warning going out. a surplus of inventory. what experts say is the reason.

the reason one couple is receiving major backlash after opting out of feeding wedding guests. one more time, here is the qr code that we showed you a few moments ago. you can scan this and go to the decision 2022-page. we will be right back.

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we are going to see some of our valleys starting to heat up over the next few days. a look at that and the weekend forecast, coming up in a few minutes. calm wind. the folks having traveled through their. 580 is moving smoothly. we are watching an alert on the peninsula. we will see what changes we have, coming up. good morning. happy tuesday.

a group of high tech companies including salesforce and google have written a letter to washington urging them to make it easier for the children of high tech workers to stay in america. right now workers here on h1 b skills visas cannot extend the visa detection to the children past the age of 21 which means a kid who grew up here in the bay area and went to elementary school here and played little league and the regular american things that a kid might do, would have to go back to the home country when they turn 21 because they're not the ones with the worker visa. the mom or the dad does. they can apply for permanent residency but the high tech companies are asking immigration to make it easier for young adults to stay. the worst case, the company says, the whole family, including the worker, leave when the kid turns 21 making a shortage of workers in the country. elon musk threatens again to leave the deal. mosque claims that twitter has not given enough information

about fake accounts. he signed a deal to purchase twitter. there had been no due diligence. you cannot go back and say wait a second, i do not know about that. you signed away contingencies. musk and twitter might end up in court. musk would have to pay a million-dollar breakup fee. he is badly overpaid. a few new products and updates for the iphone in the form of iowa 60 like the ability to edit and on send text messages. we all want to have that one extra text with a one word you meant to say above. coming soon, you will be able to edit it. >> how long do you have to do this? 24 hours? >> 15 minutes. >> that is a long time. >> i like that. do for you this more meat

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at fl city facility where they could get something he. they wanted the couple there is a of having their guests happy and fed. >> it is their wedding. >> i guess so. >> i would have rather had the food, but it was not my wedding. >> you're okay with that? >> it wasn't mine. it won't be at mine. i can tell you that. >> we will be eating in grand style. >> you know you will. >> let's get this thing going. >> we have something to find before that. >> there is that. it is a perfect day for a wedding. >> i guess. any day. and he does a good

day. we are starting out with some fog rolling over the golden gate bridge. even the most of san francisco starting out clear this morning, the fog is covering just off the coast and that is going to protect san francisco and the coastal areas from the heat we will feel as we make your way inland today. livermore is 84. not too bad. the temperatures starting to warm up. in the 7-day forecast, it is coming up on the bottom of the screen. if you want to look but you want to be prepared. more of the same weather tomorrow with hot valley temperatures, but look how much hotter it will be on thursday. get prepared now for low 90s. upper 90s in fairfield, reaching 93 in san martin. san jose on thursday reaching 87 degrees while san mateo will be in the mid 70s. this is what is going on. high pressure off to the east. it is creating a really hot weather for the inland area.

going into the weekend, once a high pressure moves out way, we have scattered showers northern california. the bay area will catch some relief. possibly some spots and light showers nearby. next week we go back to the warm and dry weather. let me show you livermore. the next 10 day shape up for you. mid 80s for today. low 80s tomorrow. you can see how it spikes to 99 degrees on friday. much cooler on sunday reaching into the upper 70s. upper 80s for the middle of next week. make sure that you are checking in everyday for the changes ahead because we are in the mid

80s for the next couple days. 94 on thursday. 100 degrees on friday. pretty hot on saturday but sunday is the better of the day to have a wedding or whatever you want to do outside. we will see some of the breezy wind picking up and on friday we are up to 80 degrees in san francisco. it is going to feel very warm for folks without air conditioning but then the natural air conditioning will return on sunday. you're watching the breaking news. how is it shaping up? >> we have a couple going on on the peninsula. the alert was out there. we will give you a calm look. alert conduct here just near sfo. there were reports of two traffic rakes. big rig and the debris over on the shoulder. the two right lanes are blocked. we will check it, but light traffic heading up the peninsula. coming up over the east bay, we

have westbound 80s. there is a little bit of slowing and maybe some latency there. no problems reported. we know goes down to a couple of lanes. there is an underpass and overpass there. it will be more complicated. no injuries and no complications reported in the area. we will track from richmond and berkeley. it is 5:21. protecting your money and identity. >> it has no age limit and it

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welcome back it is 5:44. if you have gotten a threatening phone call from someone claiming to be a government agency, the chances are it was a scam. the so-called imposter scams resulted in $445 million in lawsuits since 2020. one in five of us have believed someone claiming to be from the government resulting in an average loss of $3000. >> government agencies are not going to call you. they are not going to send you text messages asking for money or threatening you. unfortunate, that is what we have been seeing. if you have a government letter, you have to the seal of that specific agency. most of them are very visible. you can see exactly what it looks like.

the better business bureau says you can avoid imposter scams by never giving your bank information to anyone who calls asking for it and do not pay by gift card. if you're unsure, look at the agency and call for yourself. as a reminder, the irs only contact you via mail and not by phone. agents do not threaten to arrest you. supply chain delays and changing consumer tastes in clothing is leading to dramatic changes for many major retailers. retailers are now stuck with a surplus of goods. gap is reporting 34% more inventory than this time last year. >> we have a record level of inventory but we also have higher record levels of sales. incredible sales right now. we are almost 8% above where we were last year and last year was a record. >> coming up on the "today" show, we break down how the

surplus could mean a great deal for a smart shopper. this is right after today in the bay. next, the top stories we are following including a brush fire erupting overnight in the north bay. where stands this morning. and the cdc raising the alarm on monkeypox. the health alert for travelers what you need to know this morning. how close it is right here in the bay area.

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the cases of monkeypox has continued to increase. right now it is 5:30. rising health threat as cases of monkeypox climb across the country. recommending if you met plan to make any travel plans. >> several key races in the area. what you need to be free head to the polls. this is today in the bay streaming live. good morning on this tuesday. thank you for allowing us to be part of your morning. let's start out with a look at the forecast. checking some hot temperatures coming your way. let's get you out the door ready for the day as we continue to monitor conditions.

temperatures have dropped to 48 degrees and we will see a mix of sun and clouds for late morning into early in the afternoon. we will see a wide range of temperatures from the mid-60s in half moon bay. mid 70s for oakland reaching into the mid-80s. 90s in fairfield today. san jose will reach 80 degrees. a lot of places are still comfortable with the valleys will be focused on it, especially as we head toward the end of the week and the temperatures continue to get even higher. i will have more on that in the forecast. it is coming up in a few minutes. we will look forward to that. it is 5:31. two deadly shootings in the east bay. the first happened at 11:30 last night and foothill boulevard in oakland. one person died at the scene. the other person was taken to the hospital. the second shooting happened just after midnight at a home.

police say they did not have a suspect in custody in either case. the primary election is here. last-minute campaigning is taking place across the bay area. for the first time in more than 20 years, there is no incumbent running for the sheriff in santa clara county. the current sheriff has decided not to seek reelection. among those running, kevin jensen is a retired 20 year veteran. two other candidates and team supervisor. a 32 year veteran who has criticized the department for what he says is the tolerance of discrimination and misconduct. this supervisor sergeant is a 20 year deputy and army veteran with what she says is a unique perspective on changing hiring policies. also that race, palo alto chief

robert johnson who spent 27 years in los angeles county sheriff's office and was the menlo park police chief. this emphasis on cleaning up the processes and being more transparent and involving the community and being more responsive to the community concerns, all of that is responding to that criticism that is there in the background. >> we do not hear back from the final candidates who listed herself as a mother. voters in the south bay will be dropping off and filling out the ballots. it is going to be a busy day for you.

>> good morning. >> tell us about the hours. when does it open? the hours of voters need to keep in mind and when they can get out there. >> all of our vote centers including the registrar of voters office are open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 today. >> during those times, that is where you can drop off your ballot or go in person? >> yes, you can drop off your ballot. you could come in person. you feel like you need another ballot or forgot to register to vote, you can go to the vote center and registered to vote and vote at the same time. there are a lots of services happening. so if you want to register today, what you need to bring?

just her i.d.? >> go to the vote center and you can register there and they can give you your ballot. >> is a you go to the main vote center? there are several, depending on where you live. >> there 101 vote centers located throughout the county. you can go to any of them located throughout. >> that is pretty good. do you get a good turnout to people registering that day or are people responsible and do it ahead of time? >> people are pretty responsible in this county. we have a lot of voters that are registered and vote by mail voters. in person voting is a smaller percentage of people, but it is still an option if voters want that. >> interesting times. a lot of people are concerned about covid. what you expect the turnout to be? or can you even guess on that? >> turnout right now is about 17%. we are expecting 35 to 45% in the next few days.

>> you have any safety or security measures in place? >> we have safety and security measures in place all over the vote centers and here in the office. we work with the federal, state, local authorities to make sure our voters feel safe and staff feel safe and equipment is safe. >> how long of a day is it for you? >> it is a long day. we will be here all day and night until every vote center comes back and the drop boxes and couriers come back with all of our ballots. >> it will be a long night, but we are ready for it. >> i appreciate it. thank you for getting up early with us. it is nice to talk to you. >> no problem. >> good luck. you can get the stickers, too, and show that you were voting. stay with us here on nbc bay area as we continue the election coverage all day long and into the evening. we will bring you live results on air and also streaming online. we will be on roku, amazon fire tv, and nbc bay area online. it is 5:36 this morning. in just a few hours, the trial of the former coo was

proposed. the is accused of defrauding investors. back in january, they found them guilty on four fraud related charges. she set to be sentenced in the fall. happening to the suspect to the kidnapping of a santa fe three-month-old baby will be in court. they will face a judge for a hearing this afternoon. they were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a 3-month-old back in april. that motive is still under investigation. developing now, the cdc raising the alert level for monkeypox to level 2. the number of cases of monkeypox have increased to almost 1000 people without a confirmed or

suspected cases worldwide. this is largest outbreak for the virus outside of africa in decades. the san francisco department of public health reported the first probable case. the cdc is recommending that travelers wear a mask on planes and other public transit. >> we know that you can get it from skin to skin contact, specifically if there is an open sore, but you can also get the respiratory route. >> health officials say that monkeypox traditionally spreads to close prolonged contact with an infected person, most often through sexual contact. we have more on the overnight brush fire burning in the north bay. we have a live look at the scene near dominican university. it happened near deer park avenue. firefighters say it is under control. two crews remained on scene and are watching for any hotspots out there. the fire broke out late last night. this was just before 10:00 p.m.

you can see the smoke of the time-lapse video. residents were evacuated, but they have been allowed to return back to homes. firefighters say that even after a bit of rain this weekend, the dry conditions are causing concerns all year long. >> associate that the fire season is year-round. if you look behind you can see the vegetation is dry. this is very old. there is dead and damaged material on the ground. that is what is burning right now. it shows you that even a few inches of rain, 24 hours later, we have a very serious fire. >> the cause is still under investigation. we are joined now. she has been tracking the forecast.

i don't think we will see more rain in the forecast. we are getting ready for a heat up for the inland area. we are starting out with high humidity and cool temperatures. we can see the fog rolling across the coast and near the golden gate bridge. are temperature this morning in the upper 40s in sonoma. low 50s for fremont and 54 in san mateo. looking at the range in temperatures across the bay area today, novato reaching 81 degrees. a high of 80 in san jose. we are staying in the 60s for most of the coastline and the peninsula. we've been talking about the valley temperatures really ramping up over the next few days. we will take a look at that forecast, coming up in a few minutes. any new problems popping up in the morning commute? yes, there is. southbound 101 has some cones. i do not know if it is traffic control, but some hit the cones and it is hard to pick them up. a couple traffic issues going on right now. those are pretty typical areas where we might see the slowing.

we are looking at oracle park. the giants are having a game tonight. tomorrow, there will be activity in boston, but it has a free game viewing over at k center. the mailman falls victim to a dangerous prank. the charges filed against the teenager and the viral trend the police are concerned about. and washington, it sounds as though the white house may delay a decision on student loans. we will tell you why when today in the bay returns.

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right now and 5:44. here is a live view in san jose. you will see a lot of sunshine as we go throughout the day. temperatures in the mid-50s. we will head for the mid 70s. they will then make it to about 80 degrees. it is comfortable compared to what we will see. temperatures are going up and down. going up, flashing lights.

reports of a disabled vehicle in a crash just north of willow. folks are heading to the scene right now. the traffic is light and potential will track this right of the bay bridge. happening today, accused of hitting and killing a man while driving drunk will face a judge. he set to be arraigned. is being charged with fatally striking his neighbor while driving drunk. he was walking on the sidewalk with his wife when he was hit from behind. the defrocked catholic priest is a registered sex offender and is accused of molesting dozens of children. it is 5:25. walnut creek is considering a new gun ordinance to keep guns locked in your home.

they will it into creating an ordinance requiring gun owners to safely store firearms in their home. the owner would need to star firearms in a lockbox with trigger locks. the goal is to reduce the risk of firearm deaths and industry injuries among children. other areas have similar ordinances in place. it is 5:45. the white house may delay an announcement of forgiving student loans until july or august. that sounds like a when and not if. >> any doubt we had six months ago is gone. the federal government, we are pretty sure, will forgive student loans. candidates promise to forgive the first $10,000 in loans but the talk is that it will not be enough and that might be part of the delay in announcing loan forgiveness. the "wall street journal" is the first to report the delay. some in the white house pushing for as much as $50,000 forgiveness. the other detail that very much

interest us here in the bay area is if there will be a cap to the forgiveness based on earning. generally speaking, we make a lot more money here the bay area than a family in kansas. we also pay $3.00 more per gas and $1 million more for a house. they could be that people the bay area who budget just as hard will not see any loan forgiveness at all. a big group of students protested in washington for gun control. some more bulletproof vest. they were joined by congressman chris murphy, the lead negotiator for democrats, as new restrictions make their way through the senate. murphy said that congress is in a put up or shut up moment. the governor of tennessee signing an executive order to further secure schools as a way of hopefully preventing the next shooting. the right, the governor of new york signing a bill into law that further restricts guns. including raising the age to buy an assault weapon to 21. the gunman in the uvalde

purchased a gun when he turned 18. they'll use ar 15 style weapons. today is election day. the number of members of congress in the bay area and california are on the ballot in the primaries. the generals in november but the member of congress that you voted for or against in the past might not be the person you see on the ballot. we will explain why, coming up at 6:00. and we are on social media. a social media challenge leaves a mailman shaken. take a look at this. this is the pellet gun that police say a 16-year-old boy used to shoot a mailman in mountain view. he drove up next to the mailman and shot him with a pellet gun. thankfully he was not hurt. it is part of what is being caused a challenge on social media. and encourages people to sneak up on unsuspecting people.

he lost his car privileges for 30 days after trying to evade police. >> of the say that everything is old is new again? that is the case for one 90s weight loss trend that is seeing a resurgence. 30 years ago, they're telling people to change the approach to eating by listening to internal cues like hunger or fullness instead of focusing on food and the labels attached to them. as one nutritionist explains, the method was called intuitive eating. the mantra was to honor one's cravings and without the diet stigma. >> the biggest thing to realize is that you can have a positive and healthy relationship with food and bodies and it doesn't have to be following the rules that we feel like i have to eat this or i should eat this. there can be a positive experience. >> you watch the story this morning. it is coming up on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m.

as part of the series called beyond the scale. turning this morning, a closer look at prince harry and meghan markle's daughter lilibet. this is the first birthday. look at her. she turned 1 on june 4. this photo shows that she has red hair dislike her dad. the spokesperson, they said that they were incredibly touched by the countless birthday wishes for their daughter. they're amazed to learn that people from around the world have made donations amounting where the $100,000 to the world central kitchen in their honor. well, in her honor. >> what a great thing to do. >> so cute. >> are first birthday. >> already trending on twitter. >> no doubt. >> she is going to be pushing that royal line. let's get you started this

morning. here is a live view of oakland as you wake up to a nice sunrise. we will start to see clouds moving in. it is already a busy tuesday. you're about to head out, maybe go for a run or walk. maybe heading to the gym, our temperatures in the low 50s. we will see partly cloudy skies throughout the morning into the afternoon. 10:00, 60 degrees a. at noon, 71 degrees. it is not too warm today but we're heading for the upper 70s and low 80s in the east bay. san jose is reaching 80 degrees. mountain view reaching 79. 75 in oakland. talk about temperatures getting

hotter and this is for the inland area. the coastal areas will stay mild in the upper 60s tomorrow for half moon bay. as you head up to napa, it is 85 degrees. we will see at high tomorrow of 86 degrees in concord. check out fairfield on thursday. 99 degrees and that is not even the hottest day of the week. as we head toward friday, that is when we see the temperatures peaking and then heading back down for the weekend. we are still looking at arrange in temperatures. it is not heating up that much in san francisco. does the valley set we will have to watch as the strong area of high pressure builds just off to the ease. to shifting the wind direction but there is just enough of an ocean breeze to keep the coastal areas cool this time around. as we go into the weekend, there will be some rain very close to the bay area but definitely much cooler temperatures on sunday into the start of next week. let me show you ukiah. warming

up on thursday than reaching 94 degrees on friday. a significant cool down by the end of the weekend. next week we are looking at mild temperatures as well. at least at the start. we are going up and down with the roller coaster of temperatures. and really seeing them spike on friday. some spots reaching the triple digits. we have a high fire danger and very hot and dry conditions. on saturday, it is still pretty warm but on sunday, the better of the two days this weekend to make outdoor plans. san francisco will be in the upper 60s. we will have a warm day on friday. specialty do you have air conditioning. it will be a little rough but we see the relief coming by the end of the weekend. we will be watching all of that. when you keeping an eye on for the commute? >> we have an issue that has been going on. just changed status recently in san francisco. we have a crash from earlier now the has split up on the grid westbound 80. getting off the bay bridge at the transition near the central freeway. reports of all lanes blocked by a crash involving a motorcycle and another couple vehicles. we do not know how they are. we have major backup already. meanwhile, circling at the top

of the screen out of novato toward san rafael for southbound 101. some cones in the lane got knocked over. the might be something more going on there. watching the upper east shore freeway, an earlier crash. the covid vaccine has fda approval. they will meet today to consider approving the vaccine from the company's novavax. started in 2020 during the pandemic. they were struggling to produce the shot in large quantities. fda clearance is key. start getting the shots into american arms. and a warning about the hurricane season. meteorologist terry hall breaks on how the climate in crisis is playing a role in the impact

and severity of storms expected this year. also, election day is here. we are watching several races close to this morning including a local race that is gaining national attention. a live report on the potential recall of the san francisco district attorney chesa boudin. stay with us. you are watching today in the bay. life, will find a way. we created an ecological disaster. we could use your expertise. why do they always have to go bigger? wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. through project up, comcast is committing $1 billion dollars

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turning to climate in crisis, hurricane season started right on time. it dumped nearly a foot of rain on south florida before racing through bermuda yesterday. they are forecasting a very active hurricane season. i-65 percent chance of above normal activity. the season officially starts on june 1 and continues until november 30. with la niña in effect, which is cooler than normal water, hurricane activity is expected to be higher as it creates a more favorable environment for storm development. other factors include hotter see temperatures. recently they revealed satellite operations showing the time- lapse of the 2021 hurricane season which was the third most active on atlantic record.

we can see the evidence of climate change causing tropical systems to develop faster and more frequently. you can see the stories like this. visit us on nbcbayarea.com and click on our climate in crisis tab. developing, residence from one of san francisco's most luxurious high-rises found that the building flooded. it happened on friday. video shared by residents showing the water streaming down the elevator shafts and pooling in the hallways. they announced a full evacuation cut power to the entire 400 unit building. residents were moved into hotels near union square but some are being forced to move again because the great hotel rooms are booked. the property manager said that they still do not know when the

residents will be able to return to homes, but they are vowing to find everyone accommodations until that time comes. at 6:00, primary election day is here. we are an hour away from polls opening across the bay area and live team coverage for you this morning. the san francisco race getting national attention and how redistricting is having an impact on the ballot this year. >> it's like mom, something got shot here and i am at the library. can you call my dad so he can pick me up. >> reporter: a shooting inside a south bay library forcing kids to duck for cover. it was a frightening scene that played out and the search is underway for suspects. and paying at the pump gets worse. the average price for a gallon of gas rising again overnight. we will break down what you can expect to pay. this is today in the bay.